Residents won't see any increase in the city portion of their property tax bills or any higher fees this year if the City Council adopts figures proposed for the 1992-93 budget at its meeting June 16.
Nothing is final yet, although the council has been debating the proposed spending plan for some time, according to Mayor Theron B. Hutchings. "It's still up in the air, but it's likely there will not be a tax increase."Hutchings said he still wants assurances that the budget will include enough money to provide adequate services and not penalize the city in the future. But he and others are leaning toward approving the no-tax-increase package.
The proposed budget includes a general fund of $2 million, up from this year's $1.8 million.
Plans are to hire a new police officer to develop the anti-drug DARE program in the schools and work with neighborhood watch groups, and to hire a full-time building inspector to keep up with South Jordan's burgeoning growth.
The spending program was developed in response to a citizen survey, according to City Administrator Anthony Murphy.
The budget includes capital funds for working on a new 25-acre park, resurfacing 10950 South and 3600 West, redoing streets in certain subdivisions, and doing some curb and gutter work.
The city also plans to buy a new ambulance, two new police cars, a car each for the building inspector and planning director, and a pick-up truck with a snowplow for the Public Works Department.
The city tax on a house assessed at $80,000 would be $102.
Hutchings described the budget as "adequate."
"With all of our budgets, we try to keep it to a pretty barebones level because we just don't have a revenue source that allows us to be extravagant," Hutchings said. "We have to be very, very careful in how we spend money."
The council will discuss the proposals and then adopt some version of a budget at its meeting at 8 p.m. at the South Jordan City Hall, 11175 South Redwood Road.
CHART
South Jordan City Budget
'91-'92 '92-'93
General fund $1.82 $2.04
(million) (million)
WHERE IT COMES FROM (In thousands)
Property Tax $470 $502
Sales tax $478 $495
Franchise Tax $110 $140
Licenses and permits $152 $248
WHERE IT GOES
Police $437 $500
Streets $371 $417
Fire $193 $202
Administration $279 $281
Planning/Building $221 $315
Parks $139 $144
Tax/Fee Increases:
None anticipated